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H. N. WADSWORTH.

WOOD RACK Patented May 28, 1889.

m w E m UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOMER N. WVADSWVORTH, OF VELLINGTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-l-IALI TO J. H. DICKSON, OF SAME PLACE.

WOOD-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,327, dated May 28, 1889.

Application filed March 5, 1889. Serial No. 301,875. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that. I, HOMER N. WAnsWoRTH, a citizen of the United States, residing; at YVellington, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in YVood-Racks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable-others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and

I to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention comprises an improvement in wood-racks; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the different parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

The object of the invention is to provide a wood-rack or .wagon-body which will save the usual time and labor spent in unloading an ordinary rack.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple means for'holding the different parts of the rack together, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, Figure l is a perspective View of the improved rack. Fig. 2 is a side view of the end pieces. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of the side-boards. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the bracerods. Fig. 5 is a modification of part of the device.

Like letters of reference denote like parts throughout the several figures.

The side-boards A rest upon upwardly-projecting flanges a of the bottom B of the rack. Said flanges are perforated to receive the lower ends of the side bars, I), which are attached to the side-boards A. The cap-pieces C have perforations which register with the perforations in the flanges a, and when the said cap-pieces are in position, (which position is slanting at right angles to the sideboards A,) the upper ends of the side bars, I), enter and extend through the said perforations, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The rods D are located at the front and rear ends of the flanges a and extend upwardly through the ends of the cap-pieces G a sufiicient distance to accommodate the ends of the brace rods E. The brace rods E are preferably made hooked. The ends thereof form holes in which fit the ends of rods D. These rods, together with the brace-rods E, hold the entire rack together. The front and rear ends of the rack consist of three pieces, F G H and I K L, respectively. The upper end pieces, F and I, have V-shaped notches f in their upper ends, the part of the notch f abutting against the inside edges of the cap-piece C, and the parts f form supports for the said cap-piece O.

The middle end pieces, G and K, have perforations k at either end thereof, through which pass pins k, to assist in keeping them in position.

The bottom end pieces, H and L, have rightangle notches h. The under sides of the notches h rest onthe top of the flanges a, and the sides k bear against the inside of the said flanges a. It will be clearly understood how the rack is put together and how it is held in position to receive a load of wood from the following explanation.

The side-boards A are first set upon the flanges a with the ends of the side bars, I), in the perforations along the said flanges. The rods D are put through the ends of the said flanges a. The end pieces are then set in between the ends of the side-boards A and the rods D, beginning with the bottom end pieces, H and L. The cap-pieces G are then laid on the upper ends of rods D and the upper ends of the side bars, I), enter their respective places. Then the S-shaped brace-rods are put on over the ends of the rods D and hold the ent-ire rack together. In unloading, the hooked rods E have simply to be removed, and all or any part of the rack can be taken apart.

It will be observed that the greater the amount of wood put on the rack the more securely it is bound by the hooked rods.

The sides of the rack may be constructed with slats, as shown by Fig. 5.

The device, as shown and described, is adapted to be used as a wagon-body as well as a wood-rack.

Having" thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a wood-rack, the bottom portion provided with upwardly-projecting perforated flanges, the hooked brace-rods, the end pieces having V-shaped notches formed in the upper corners thereof, and the end pieces having right-angle notches formed in the lower corners thereof, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

2. In a wood-rack, the combination of the bottom portion provided with n nvardly-projecting perforated flanges, the hooked bracerods, the notched end pieces, and the perforated oap-pieces, with the Si(1GbOt1(lS A, provided with side bars, I), substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

The combination, with a wood-rack, of the bottom B, provided with perforated flanges a, the rods D, and the perforated end piece, K, substantially as described and shown.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HOMER N. IVADSWORTII.

Witnesses:

E. E. I'IUSTED, 0. II. PAULL. 

